Ohio State
B10 · 1985 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1985 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 10–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 7–5 | W 36–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 4–7 | W 48–32 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 6–5–1 | L 28–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 48–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 41–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 23–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | W 22–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 35–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 7–12 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–1–1 | L 17–27 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–3 | W 10–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- BYU +11
- Iowa +10
- Colorado +7
- Minnesota +7
- Pittsburgh +5
- Purdue +5
- Washington State +4
- Indiana +4
- Northwestern +3
- Michigan -1
- Illinois -5
- Wisconsin -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.